Easel Card Twist at Crafty Catz

Good Morning my Crafty Friends, Blogging Buddies and Followers. I can't believe that's us in the last month of the year, gosh, 2016 has flown by. It will soon be the festive season upon us, thankfully I have started a bit of my present buying...and have a few cards made too, at least it's a start!

So it's Friday again, and that means it's challenge time over at Crafty Catz. Our theme as always is 'Anything Goes' but we have a twist and this week it's 'Easel Cards'. Sponsoring us is Melon Headz, who are offering 1 Bundle of choice for the Winner. The DT this week, could work with any of our own images, so I chose to use this gorgeous image by Julia Spiri, Snow Queen and here is what I have created using our twist theme...

My Project

Products Used

Julia Spiri - 'Snow Queen' Image

ProMarkers - Cool Aqua, Pastel Blue, Cyan, Arctic Blue and Ice Grey 1

Copic Ciao - Cotton Pearl and Pinkish White

Crafter's Companion - Watercolour Card

Forever Friends - 'Santa's on his way' A4 Papers

Britannia - Poinsettia and 'Merry Christmas' Dies

Spellbinders - Grand Decorative Oval Dies

X-Cut - Snowflake Dies

Creative Expressions - Festive Pine Leaf Dies and 'Iced Snow' Glitter Jewels

Dovecraft - Blue Gem Brads

Docrafts - Papermania Silver Adhesive Domes and Crystal Gem

Deco Art - 'Crystal' Glamour Dust

Craft's Too - Inverted Corner Punch

From My Stash - Silver Glitter Card, Silver Holographic Card, White Card, White Vellum, Clear Gems, Blue and White Striped Ribbon and Blue 8x8 Scalloped Card Blank

Using 2 8x8 blue card blanks, I created this easel card. One for the card itself and the other to use for coordinating die cut toppers. I matt and layered silver glitter card with Forever Friends backing papers, twice, for both front and base, adding ribbon borders. For the main, I made topper of blue card and watercolour card along with image that I printed, coloured and die cut out. I placed as shown, adding silver snowflake die cuts with gems, poinsettia flower, leaves and ribbon bow to decorate. For the base I repeated the matt and layer, then added topper of poinsettia flower and sentiment.

Close Ups

Thanks so much for stopping by and looking at my blog. I hope you will come and join us this week, if you need more inspiration, then pop over to our challenge blog and see all of the gorgeous cards created by my DT buddies, why not leave them some love too!!

Looking forward to your next visit, so until then, have a wonderful week!

'Happy Crafting'

Hugs Donna (DT)

xxx